Peter Sallis
Known for Acting · 265 credits
- Born
- 1921-02-01
- Died
- 2017-06-02
- Place of birth
- Twickenham, England, UK
- Also known as
- Peter John Sallis · Pete Sallis · Pītā Sarisu · Pedro Sallis · Pierre Sallis · Pietro Sallis
Biography
Peter Sallis, OBE (February 1, 1921 – June 2, 2017) was an English actor and entertainer, well-known for his work on British television. Although he was born and brought up in London, his two most notable roles required him to adopt the accents and mannerisms of a Northerner.
Peter John Sallis was born on 1 February 1921 in Twickenham, Middlesex (now in Greater London). He was the only child of bank manager Harry Sallis (1889–1964) and Dorothy Amea Frances (née Barnard; 1891–1975).
His first big television role came in 1958 where he played the role of Samuel Pepys in the BBC serial The Diary of Samuel Pepys.
Sallis was best known for his role as the main character Norman Clegg in the long-running British TV comedy Last of the Summer Wine, set in a Yorkshire town. He was the longest serving cast member, appearing in all 295 episodes, and by the end of the show's run was the only one surviving from the programme's first episode in 1973. He also appeared in all 13 of the episodes of the prequel series First of the Summer Wine as Norman Clegg's father. He was also famous for providing the voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit films, again using a northern accent. Sallis also starred alongside Richard Pearson, Michael Horden and David Jason in Cosgrove Hall's The Wind in the Willows (1984-1990) as the voice of Rat/Ratty.
In 1975 he appeared in the BBC Wales, TV play The Snowdropper as Spicer, a snowdropper that where's Overalls/Dungarees. In 1976 he played Mr. Gudgin/Arnold Gudgin in the children's series The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976–78). The character Gudgin Sallis played in the series was a estate agent who did not want to see the hall fall into the wrong hands.
Known For
TV Shows (116)
Doctor Who
1963
as Penley
Holby City
1999
as Lionel Davis
60 Minutes
1968
as Guest
Play for Today
1970
The Avengers
1961
as Hal Anderson
Crown Court
1972
as Gerald Prosser / Insp. George Storton
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as (uncredited)
Eureka
2006
as Guest (uncredited)
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
Omnibus
1967
as Mirbeau / Guest / Self
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Solicitor
Z-Cars
1962
as Seaton
Doctors
2000
as Arthur Weatherill
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as Clegg
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Eric / Man
Playhouse
1974
as Maj. Venables
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Leslie / Patient
The Persuaders!
1971
as Piper
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Lumley
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Danger Man
1960
as John Gordon
The South Bank Show
1978
as Self
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Snug / J. G.
This Is Your Life
1955
as Self / Self - Filmed Tribute
Maigret
1960
Room 101
1994
as Norman Clegg (archive footage, uncredited) / Wallace (archive footage, uncredited)
HBO First Look
1992
as Self
Softly, Softly
1966
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Hesketh-Payne / Harry Shell
The Troubleshooters
1965
as Henry Wynn
Catweazle
1970
as Stuffy Gladstone
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
1976
as Mr Gudgin
Justice
1971
as Coroner
Public Eye
1965
as Eddie Meadows / Colin Reynolds
Drama 61-67
1961
as Philip Mallard / Roland Green
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Lodge / Edward Letheridge / Professor Dowell
Festival
1963
as Captain of the Fire Brigade / Romainville
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Dr. Jervis
Kingdom
2007
as Cyril
The New Statesman
1987
as Sidney Bliss
Callan
1967
as Routledge
Harry Hill's TV Burp
2002
as Wallace (voice)
Balamory
2002
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Brogden / Mundel / Hopkins
Open Air
1986
as Self
Lady Killers
1980
as O'Brien
Noel's House Party
1991
as Clegg
Budgie
1971
as Peter Olliphant
International Detective
1959
as Eugene Payas
The Pallisers
1974
as Mr Bonteen
Songs of Praise
2001
as Guest
Hadleigh
1969
as Dakin / Strapper Strapton
The Wind in the Willows
1984
as Rat (voice)
Motormouth
1988
as Wallace (Voice)
Rex the Runt
1998
as Wallace (voice) (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Carter
Paul Temple
1969
Raffles
1977
Menace
1970
as Sonny Waters
Troldspejlet
1989
as Wallace (archive footage)
Movies (149)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
as Wallace / Hutch (voice)
The Wrong Trousers
1993
as Wallace (voice)
Belonging
2004
as Nathan
A Close Shave
1996
as Wallace (voice)
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966
as Minor Role (uncredited)
A Grand Day Out
1990
as Wallace (voice)
A Night to Remember
1958
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970
as Samuel Paxton
A Matter of Loaf and Death
2008
as Wallace (voice)
Anastasia
1956
as Grischa (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution
1982
as Carter
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
as Self - Voice of Wallace
Wuthering Heights
1970
as Mr. Shielders
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
1960
as Man in Suit (uncredited)
My Lover, My Son
1970
as Sir Sidney Brent
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973
as Banker #2 (uncredited)
Colour Me Kubrick
2005
as Patient
The V.I.P.s
1963
as Doctor
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Norman Clegg (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Obelisk
1977
as Ernest
A Taste of Honey
1961
as Man (uncredited)
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961
as Don Enrique
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954
as Man (uncredited)
The Millionairess
1960
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Easy
2003
as Man (uncredited)
The Reckoning
1970
as Keresley
No Love for Johnnie
1961
as M.P.
Doctor in Love
1960
as Mr. Luke (uncredited)
Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation
1996
as Wallace
Full Circle
1978
as Jeffrey Branscombe
Hotel!
2001
as Radio Voice of Little Ashford Flying Club (Uncredited)
The Crane
1993
as Man (uncredited)
The Scapegoat
1959
as Customs Official
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
as St. Claire
Mr. Denning Drives North
1951
as Man (uncredited)
The Third Secret
1964
as Lawrence Jacks
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
1961
as Man (uncredited)
Frankenstein
1973
as Man (uncredited)
Who Killed Lamb?
1974
as Lloyd
Charlie Bubbles
1968
as Solicitor
She Loves Me
1979
as Ladislav Sipos
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
2002
as Wallace (voice)
The Prison
1974
as Benitet
I Thank a Fool
1962
as Sleazy Doctor
Scream and Scream Again
1970
as Schweitz
Stranger from Venus
1954
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Mouse on the Moon
1963
as Russian Delegate
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974
as Priest
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
2023
as Cleggy (archive footage, uncredited)
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
as Clegg
Orson Welles Over Europe
2009
as Himself
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
1967
as Penley
The Doctor's Dilemma
1959
as Secretary at Picture Gallery
The Road Builder
1971
as Rev. Rupert Palafox
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
as Clegg
Wind Versus Polygamy
1968
as Man (uncredited)
The Capone Investment
1974
as Wheatfield
Rapture
1965
as Armand
Inadmissible Evidence
1968
as Hudson
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1988
as Rat (voice)
Lady Killer
1973
as Man
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
1974
as Man (uncredited)
The Incredible Sarah
1976
as Thierry
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
1981
as Shushin
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
2022
as Self (archive)
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
1989
as Rat (voice)
The Loves of Joanna Godden
1947
as Man (uncredited)
Candida
1961
as Rev. Alexander Mill
Sweeney Todd
1970
as Brogden / Mundel / Hopkins
Cream: Farewell Concert
1969
as Guest
The Winter Warrior
1976
as Deor
Clash by Night
1964
as Victor
Child's Play
1954
as Bill - grocery merchant
The Drummer and the Bloke
1968
as Eric
Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place
1980
as Solicitor
Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection
2024
as Wallace
Second Time Around: The Troughton Years
2012
as Reccoat (archive footage)
The Secret Agent
1975
as Chief Inspector Heat
The Daedalus Equations
1976
as Major Venables
The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit
1999
as Wallace (Voice) (Archive Footage)
Character Building
1995
as Wallace (voice)
The Reprieve
1972
as Cossack Horseman
Brand
1959
as Doctor & Provost
The Moonstone
1972
as Mr. Buff
Thora Hird Tribute
2003
as Self
The Bristol Entertainment
1971
as Water Seller / Coachman / Ameryk / Mayor / Captain Kimber / King Henry Voice
The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
2001
as Wallace (Voice)
Quay South
1955
as Corporal Foster
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
1955
as A Stage Manger /Flask
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1958
as Snug
Cinderella
1958
as Baron Aristide de Pennilac
Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World
1964
as Ronald Green
Back of Beyond
1974
as Man (uncredited)
Into the Dark
1963
as Alfred Purdie
Beyond Our Means
1973
as Onslow
Heart to Heart
1962
as Frank Godsell
Rocky Hollow
1985
as Narrator (voice)
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
1977
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Big Flame
1969
as Man (uncredited)
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
2010
as Wallace (voice)
The Zoo Story
1961
as Peter
How Wallace & Gromit Went to Hollywood
2006
as Self
Bel Ami
1971
as Norbert de Varenne
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
1986
as Rat (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1989
as Rat (voice)
A Dangerous Kind of Love
1986
as Mr. Walker
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
1977
as Worker (uncredited)
Maigret at Bay
1969
as (uncredited)
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors
1986
The Hallelujah Handshake
1970
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
1970
as Ernest Charles, KC
Fcb TV Show No.1
1955
as Squishy Taylor
The Clifton House Mystery
1978
as Milton Guest
Getting Sam Home
1983
as Norman Clegg
The Pickpocket
1955
as Chippy Criggs
More Children's Summer Stories
1989
as Rat (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
1989
as Rat (voice)
Kitty Clive
1956
as John Hall
Song at Twilight
1973
as Austin Melcroft
Displacements
2006
as himself
About Peter Sallis
Peter Sallis, OBE (February 1, 1921 – June 2, 2017) was an English actor and entertainer, well-known for his work on British television. Although he was born and brought up in London, his two most notable roles required him to adopt the accents and mannerisms of a Northerner. Peter John Sallis was born on 1 February 1921 in Twickenham, Middlesex (now in Greater London). He was the only child of bank manager Harry Sallis (1889–1964) and Dorothy Amea Frances (née Barnard; 1891–1975). His first big television role came in 1958 where he played the… With 265 credits spanning from 1947 to 2024, Peter Sallis has appeared in 149 films and 116 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Sallis Movies
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) — as Wallace / Hutch (voice)
- The Wrong Trousers (1993) — as Wallace (voice)
- Belonging (2004) — as Nathan
- A Close Shave (1996) — as Wallace (voice)
- The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) — as Minor Role (uncredited)
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